How Will Warren went from ‘throwing naked’ to cranking up his fastball in behind-the-scenes Yankees mission

There is a good chance that at some point Friday afternoon at Yankee Stadium, Will Warren will throw a couple pitches harder than he ever has in his life, as he did Saturday at Oracle Park. Part of that has to do with the adrenaline that comes with pitching the home opener. Access the Yankees beat like never before Don’t miss Greg Joyce’s text messages from The Bronx and beyond — he’s giving Sports+ subscribers the inside buzz on the Yankees. Sign Up NowBut another part of it stems back to a day early this spring when Warren stripped almost all the way down to throw a mo-cap (motion capture) bullpen session inside the pitching lab at the Yankees’ player development complex. “Throwing naked in there? It’s wild,” Warren said with a chuckle on Wednesday at T-Mobile Park.